How AI describes Tassajara Zen Mountain Center

Tassajara Zen Mountain Center is a Soto Zen Buddhist practice monastery and part of the San Francisco Zen Center, located in Tassajara valley near Big Sur, dedicated to Zen training and making Buddhist wisdom accessible. It is closed to the general public from September to April for cloistered monastic practice and opens in the summer for guest retreats by reservation, with fall and winter practice periods by invitation or application. It offers opportunities to live, work, and practice through programs such as Summer Practice, Guest Season retreats, and Work Period volunteering, all rooted in Zen teachings and community.